ridge

Noun
  1. A long narrow natural elevation or striation (synset 109432390)
    is a type of: elevation, natural elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation
    subtypes:
    • bank - a long ridge or pile
    • bar - a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
    • dune, sand dune - a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
    • esker - (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
    • ledge, shelf - a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
    • reef - a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
    • ripple mark - one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind
  2. Any long raised strip (synset 113924741)
    is a type of: convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward
    subtypes:
  3. A long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean (synset 109432776)
    is a type of: formation, geological formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
    specific instances: mid-atlantic ridge - a very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic
  4. A long narrow range of hills (synset 109432630)
    is a type of: formation, geological formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
    subtypes:
    same as: ridgeline
  5. Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane (synset 105611097)
    is a type of: appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
    subtypes: superciliary arch, superciliary ridge, supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus - a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket
  6. A beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top;
    Provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters (synset 104096264)
    is a type of: beam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
    is a part of: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
    same as: ridgepole, rooftree
Verb
  1. Extend in ridges (synset 202695572)
    "The land ridges towards the South"
    is a type of: continue, cover, extend - span an interval of distance, space or time
  2. Plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip (synset 201746125)
    referred to in: agriculture, farming, husbandry - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    is a type of: plough, plow, turn - to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
  3. Throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides (synset 201512565)
    "He ridged his corn"
    is a type of: throw - propel through the air
  4. Spade into alternate ridges and troughs (synset 201313077)
    "ridge the soil"
    is a type of: spade - dig (up) with a spade
  5. Form into a ridge (synset 200144266)
    is a type of: form, shape - give shape or form to

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